West Ham vs Middlesbrough
Highlights
Line-ups and absences
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5 sections00:32West Ham face Middlesbrough in the Championship matchday 20 on Tuesday 8 December 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC.
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Match context
The venue is London Stadium, London, capacity 64,472.
Form
West Ham have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 (DDWWL), scoring 12 and conceding 6 — 2.4 / 1.2 per match. They took 1 point from 2 home matches in that run. They kept 2 clean sheets.
Middlesbrough have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 (DWWDW), scoring 13 and conceding 7 — 2.6 / 1.4 per match. They took 7 points from 3 away matches in that run. They kept 1 clean sheet.
Head to head
In the last 4 meetings West Ham won 2, Middlesbrough won 0 and 2 ended level. Goals: West Ham 7, Middlesbrough 3.
The most recent meeting, on 21 January 2017, finished Middlesbrough 1-3 West Ham.
Key players and absentees
For West Ham, the standout performers in recent matches: J. Bowen (2 goals in 5 matches, 2 assists, 9 shots on target, average rating 7.7); T. Souček (3 goals in 4 matches, 3 shots on target, average rating 7.0).
Recent form singles out W. Lankshear (5 goals in 5 matches, 11 shots on target, average rating 7.6) and A. Cozier-Duberry (1 goal in 5 matches, 4 assists, 8 shots on target, average rating 7.5) for Middlesbrough.
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Match summary
West Ham face Middlesbrough in the Championship matchday 20 on Tuesday 8 December 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC. Venue: London Stadium, London.
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